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Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster's ICBC pirate hat fight deepens

Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster's ICBC pirate hat fight deepens

Gary Smith identifies as a Pastafarian, a worldwide religion whose members wear either pasta colanders or a three-cornered hat known as a pirate's tricorn on their heads.
Watch: Airborne sea lion jumps into B.C. boat to evade killer whales

Watch: Airborne sea lion jumps into B.C. boat to evade killer whales

Two people found themselves caught between a pod of killer whales and a sea lion off the coast of Vancouver Island.
New COVID-19 'hazard index' launches for Canadian provinces

New COVID-19 'hazard index' launches for Canadian provinces

The online resource gathers public health information on COVID-19 and attempts to condense it as a risk assessment tool for the public.
B.C. limits 2023 apartment rent increases at two per cent

B.C. limits 2023 apartment rent increases at two per cent

Inflation would have pinned allowable rental increases at 5.4 per cent.
Meet the donkey running for mayor in this B.C. town

Meet the donkey running for mayor in this B.C. town

"Lobo would like to be of assistance helping with the RCMP," caretaker Lorraine O'Connor said.
New British prime minister's old Burnaby school thrust into media spotlight

New British prime minister's old Burnaby school thrust into media spotlight

Retired teacher Bill Chambers says having his former Grade 7 student Liz Truss go on to become British Prime Minister this week is a 'neat story,' but not his proudest achievement as an educator.
11 endangered sturgeon deaths in a week send B.C. scientists looking for answers

11 endangered sturgeon deaths in a week send B.C. scientists looking for answers

It's not clear what killed the endangered Nechako River fish, which grow to up to six metres long and live for more than 100 years.
Three-car crash snarls traffic at Highway 99 and Mamquam Road

Three-car crash snarls traffic at Highway 99 and Mamquam Road

Squamish RCMP say the incident appears to be triggered by a medical condition.
Canada Place cruise terminal workers rescued

Canada Place cruise terminal workers rescued

Two workers fell from a cruise ship into the water off Canada Place on Labour Day while unloading baggage.
Costs for first fiscal year of B.C.’s mass-vaccination program revealed

Costs for first fiscal year of B.C.’s mass-vaccination program revealed

The government has not provided a budget estimate for the fall 2022 phase of the mass-vaccination program, which formally launched Tuesday.